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To continue the research for my digipak, I decided that I was going to look at album covers just to see the reoccurring features for album covers that derive from the indie-rock genre. From my research I gathered that the album covers rarely incorporate the artists on the cover, they will either have other people , objects or an design of some sort. This helped me with the idea for my cover, as I have decided that my front cover will not incorporate my artist on the front page, and it will incorporate objects, possibly coffee.
I also looked at the fonts that could possibly be incorporated within my album. Indie-rock music usually have album covers which have creative fonts, or a variety of fonts that are quite unique and different, so that the artist may easily be identified by their fonts. So above were fonts that I decided were unique, and fonts that may possibly be incorporated onto the album cover. I will undertake a survey, to see which font is best suited.
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On Monday 21st November 2011, we decided to film our music video, in which we did various test shots, and outtakes that were not going to be used within our music video.
Within one video we compiled a collection of the test shots and outtakes.
"One time, I woke up because I was really hungry, but I couldn't find anything to eat, so I went back to bed" - Who... Me?!
Today we decided to film our music video, although we were uncertain weather we were going to finish the whole video. We contacted Tom Woolston to make his way for 12:30 so that we could begin shooting before dusk, and Lauren was unavailable until 15:00 so we decided that we were going to film Tom's solo scenes first, and then film the scenes with Lauren/Tom, then Lauren's solo scenes. We enlisted the help of Beans (Zeinab Jobber) for the inside of a home for Tom's scenes. We also decided to enlist the help of Matthew Nyugen who had advanced skills with filming with the NIKON D90. We finished filming our music video around 16:30, in which we completed a huge majority of the scenes apart from the close-up guitar scene. We came across many problems within this day. Firstly we came across the problem that the tripod did not work properly so we could not have steady footage, so I decided to go to the Art Department to borrow their tripod, we also did not realise that we could borrow a dolly for our footage, so we used our own hands for the tracking shots. We had to be careful about how many times we played the song because the batteries for the docking station we used were not too powerful, and we did not have spare batteries. The battery from the Nikon D90 almost ran out also, so had to be careful about the shots we took. We knew we were going to have problems when shooting at the DLR stations because of security issues, so we decided that we were going to shoot a majority of the scenes in the park. We also reevaluated the music video, and decided special effects isn't really ideal for folk music videos, because they are more natural.
It was too dark by the time we wanted to shoot Tom's close-up scene, and we already knew we were going to have problems when it came to shooting at Shadwell station, so I decided that we should shoot it under the tunnel that had efficient light and we didn't need permission to shoot there.
We used the Nikon D90, iPod touch for the song, iPad for our storyboard and a tripod.
We came to the conclusion that we were going to have to shoot the guitar close-up without Tom, because he didn't really know how to play the guitar.
We asked Tom to actually sing, so that the negative lip synching mannerisms did not creep it, which worked really well, apart from the last scene.
Equipment: Tripod, Nikon D90, Guitar, Coins, Guitar Case, iPod, iPad, Docking Station, Mobile Phones and Coffee Cups
Today I learnt how to use Final cut pro as part of my photography exam, which is essential to our music video. I will teach partner James how to use this software efficiently.
I have discovered I have a portable video camera which James and I believe will be vital in filming a behind the scenes for our music video.
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This is the final draft of our storyboard, we have created this final storyboard based on the results of our survey.
Today I worked with James to ensure we completed our survey for our first draft storyboard, our final draft storyboard and also our schedule, and we are happy to say we have completed this.
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This is our schedule in which we have created for our music video process, all through the filming to the editing process so that we could keep to a set time. Our deadline for the first draft is the December 2nd 2011, but we aim to complete our final draft by that day. We will work hard to ensure we reach our self deadlines.
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To make sure our storyboard was to a good standing, we asked people on to analyze the video, and give us possible suggestions. Some of the suggestions were unimportant with the genre of our music video, but one of them was vital, and helped us when it came to us changing our storyboard for our final product. When I carried out this audience survey I was trying to find out what my audience felt about the video, and any changes I could make to the storyboard so that my final video would be a good one. This is turn would help me with my music video as I will know what I need to make a good music video.
Today James and I discussed what we did not like about our music video, and we have started mapping out what we think would work well, and what we think will not work well. Tomorrow I have educational duties, so I cannot be in. So the next time James and I will meet is Monday 14th November 2011, and we will continue our discussions and our lists.
Today we researched our Youtube video to see if there were any copyright issues, but successfully we have not come across any, and currently have 46 views for our first draft storyboard.
Today I have discussed with James the filming of our scenes in the music video. We gathered inspiration from the Ed Sheeran music video for the tracking shot, so we have decided we may incorporate something similar for the tracking shot. Below is a video of the behind the scenes of Ed Sheeran's Lego House video.
I have come across trouble with our music video, due to me undertaking an exam next week, and preperation for the exam this week, so we have decided to postpone the video-shoot for two weeks.
Today James and I have had a meeting about our video, we have come across the decision that we will use some of our friends in our classes to be pedestrians in the music our music video.
Andrew Goodwin is a theorist, and his theory highlights the key components that create a music video which consist of intertextual references, voyeurism and a relationship between the music/lyrics and visuals. My chosen songs lyrics are hard to decipher to an extent, but if you listen to it enough you understand that the song scripts the lead singer singing about a girl that he likes, this is illustrated in the fading of actors when they are about to encounter each other this forms a non-linear narrative. Amongst having a non-linear narrative we also have a solo performance from our artist outside, which also features him ‘busking’. The busking goes against the conventions of folk/rock music videos, as in those videos we traditionally see live performances or staged ones. The genre our artist belongs too is not too common amongst people, so there are very few known indie-folk artists, but some are Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird and Alexi Murdoch. There are similarities between artists that belong to the genre of my artist; such as they wear the same clothes that the average man would wear, nothing too extravagant, and nothing too expensive. Another similarity is that they often play the guitar, and most of their music videos are commonly from concerts, not much narrative within them. The main focus of this artist does not to seem too manufactured, but to give off a natural feel, so that the audience can connect to them, and listen to their music rather than focusing on the exterior of the person. We decided that our music video would consist of various different close-ups; so that the audience can capture emotion, as well as close-ups of the guitar to make the music video feel much more mellow. We have decided to filter the use of heavy intertextuality due to the reason we want a natural feel, and have the audience focus heavily on the music and the narrative.
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A main part of our music video was to have actors. I instantly knew that I wanted people who could really act, and people who were really reliable. Initially we had come across trouble finding an actor to be our lead singer within our music video, we were looking into the idea of asking the music department for someone who was talented at playing the guitar, but then we realized that since we had no solid relationship with any possible candidate; they may then be unreliable.
We soon after remembered that a friend of ours Thomas Woolston wanted to be in our group before he left our college, has music video experience and is also an actor so we asked him to be our lead singer within our music video, Tom gladly accepted the opportunity.
Soon after we had to find a female actress, to play the love interest. We had a really hard time trying to find the actress, but then we understood that the drama department had really good actresses, so we asked A student Lauren Gallagher to star in our music video, and she gladly said that she would help us.
I have now taken images of my main actors, in black and white. This will provide a brief preview and resume of them.
Full Name: Thomas Charles Matthew Woolston
D.O.B. 06/09/1993
Origin: London, UK
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Blue
Full Name: Lauren Gallagher
D.O.B. 30/09/1993
Origin: Doncaster,UK
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Hazel/Green
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07:05
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Today I shall add finishing touches to my blog, create a survey and also make sure that I email Mr Hitchinson for permission to borrow a guitar for our music video.
We have planned our video shoot over the span of a week; we have already decided that our photo shoots will occur in the area of Shadwell. We are currently in winter and the weather can be unpredictable, so changes to the schedule may occur if it is a rainy day. We will check forecasts for weather reports.
Tuesday 8th November 2011
On this day we plan to take scenes of the environment, we have chosen to take scenes of the environment because of the reason that Tom will be very busy with his college schedule. We may also take scenes that we may be able to incorporate into our music video, such as establishing shots.
Thursday 10th November 2011
On this day we plan to take a majority of Lauren Gallagher’s walking scene , due to Tom being busy yet again. We may choose to add additional actors from the Drama department so that it could add a feel that is much more realistic, possibly have people shove her.
Friday 11th November
On this day we will choose to do the majority of the scenes that solely consist if just Tom. We will finish of a huge majority of the shoots.
Monday 14th November
On this day we will choose to film the final scene between Lauren and Tom, where Lauren fades away as Tom is still there, realising that the whole encounter was all a dream.
After we have finished the shoots, we intend to spend two weeks in the Mac room, in our own time and lesson time editing the video, we will then make a rough copy. After we have created a rough copy, we will then receive feedback and then create our final piece.
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15:49
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This image is unrelated to work, but this image is basically one of the best footballers in the world, saying he is better than his rival footballer Lionel Messi , and if you add basically his teams whole midfield and attack force they will equal him. This got me to thinking, when Cristiano Ronaldo was just a random player wanting to be great, and now he has achieved greatness, by thinking he could do it. This is in relation to something I was reading called the Law Of Attraction, where thinking postively brings positive thought towards life. I have chosen to adapt this in my life for some time, and it really does work, although many people will dismiss me as weird and stupid. Below is a brief video of Will Smith mentioning it, its just food for thought, anyway goodnight and back to work next time.
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Today I shall be updating my blog, finish up my research to make sure I have a solid blog
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04:32
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We will be using various pieces of equipment, so today we have booked them.
- Need a DSLR with Live View
-A Tripod.
-iPod
-iPod docking station
-Lighting
-Batteries.
We many need a dolly, tripod slider or crane, and will look into the possible rental of those pieces of equipment.
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04:13
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We understood that to create a music video, a vital piece of that was Location. It was hard to choose a specific location so we decided that we were going to take pictures of various locations that caught our eyes and then choose from there. We decided to branch to various areas such as Stratford, Bow and Shadwell. We may choose to film in one area, or all of them depending on how our visions develop.
Image 1: This image is located in Bow, and is a park. We thought that this could be a possible location for us to shoot part of our busking scene, or where the main character meets up with his love interest. We may come across possible issues such as poor weather which consists of rain. Even if it is not raining at the time it is possible it could make the grass and ground highly uncomfortable and not safe to use with our actors.
Image 2: This image is yet again located in Bow and is the same park as the previous image. We thought that this could be a possible location for us to shoot part of our busking scene, or where the main character meets up with his love interest. We may come across possible issues such as poor weather which consists of rain. Even if it is not raining at the time it is possible that the bushes could become a hazard for our actors.
Image 3: This image is yet again located in Bow and is the same park as the previous image. We thought that this could be a possible location for us to shoot part of our busking scene, or where the main character meets up with his love interest. We may come across possible issues such as poor weather which consists of rain. Even if it is not raining at the time it is possible that the bushes could become a hazard for our actors.
Image 4:This image is located in Bow, and is a park. We thought that this could be a possible location for us to shoot part of our busking scene, or where the main character meets up with his love interest. We may come across possible issues such as poor weather which consists of rain. Even if it is not raining at the time it is possible it could make the grass and ground highly uncomfortable and not safe to use with our actors.
Image 5. This image is located in Stratford, and is a normal road. I thought that this location could be a possible location for our busking scene or when our actress is walking, even if it was not used in the acting part of our music video, I could add a scene where we see cars going by rapidly. We may come across possible issues as pedestrians going in front of the camera, and bumping us around. We must also be aware of the cars going pass rapidly, so that an accident does not occur.
Image 6: This image is located on commercial road. The part of our music video that can be filmed here is a possible scene for cars going by rapidly. We may come across possible issues as pedestrians going in front of the camera, and bumping us around. We must also be aware of the cars going pass rapidly, so that an accident does not occur.
Image 7: This image is located within Canary Wharf train station. We could possibly choose to shoot our busking scene here, which would be a different location yet modern. We may also come across a few problems in this area such as people going recklessly in front of the camera, and laws about not being able to use flash, or even sometimes camera's in train stations.
Image 8: This image is located in Green Street. This may be ideal to shoot our busking scene here, as the background will also be unique, and something different which will make the audience think about various meaning within the lyrics of the song. If we decide not to use this scene for the busking, we will choose to make it a establishing shot possibly, or put it somewhere within our video for possible hints to what meanings may be embedded within the song. We may come across possible problems such as cars and pedestrians passing by, and since it is outside a religious shop they may not want us to film outside it.
Image 9: This image is located outside Limehouse train station. We could possibly film our busking scene here. We may come across some issues such as lack of light, and also cars passing by.
Image 10: This image is located in Stratford. This area is very calm and very nice on weekdays before 3pm, but usually after that school children patrol, and they may be disturb our process which is a possible issue, another possible issue is the weather, which will greatly disturb our video shoot if it rains. The part of our music video that we may shoot here is the busking scene.
Image 11:This image is located outside Limehouse train station. We could possibly film our busking scene here. We may come across some issues such as people passing by, but then again it would add a realistic feel to the music video. We also have to be aware of the rain, just incase it disturbs our shoot.
Image 12: This image is located within Limehouse train station. We could possibly choose to shoot our busking scene here, which would be a different location yet modern. We may also come across a few problems in this area such as people going recklessly in front of the camera, and laws about not being able to use flash, or even sometimes camera's in train stations.
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